Tags: Comedian.
Kinichi Hagimoto (萩本 欽一 Hagimoto Kin’ichi born May 7 1941) is a Japanese comedian.He is active as a stage performer emcee and manager of the amateur Ibaraki Golden Golds (ibaraki goruden gōruzu) of the Japanese Baseball Association (nippon yakyuu renmei).Born in the Taitō ward of Tōkyō Japan he graduated from Komagome High School and now belongs to the Asai Kikaku talent agency.He is called Kin-chan by fans and those within the entertainment industry.He is also known as Hagimō Kin etc.Amongst the many entertainers he has developed on his shows who are known as the Kinchan Family he is known as Taishō (The General).In the 1970s and 80s with acts like nande sō naru no! (Why does that happen?!) and physical comedy such as his distinctive Kinchan run (based on Hachiro Azuma) he blossomed into a polished professional.Many of his famous lines like dochira dake banzaai nashi yo are still heard today.Some comedic jargon such as ukeru (and yaya uke baka uke etc.) that have become common Japanese words are said to have originated from his variety show Kinchan No Don To Itte Miyō.